WORLD WRAP: Peroni in points in Renault Eurocup

Alex Peroni has finished the Formula Renault Eurocup season as the highest placed Australian in the Barcelona round and the points standings.

The Tasmanian (Fortec Motorsports) finished with results of 18th, 11th, and eighth across the three races, narrowly avoiding a pile-up at the start of Race 2 which took out 13 cars and caused the race to be red-flagged, to take 10th in the championship.

The Race 2 mess was caused when Max Defourny (R-Ace GP) was turned sideways near the front of the field through the opening complex of corners, triggering a chain reaction that ultimately accounted for the other four Australians.

Thomas Maxwell (Tech 1 Racing) finished 13th in the other two races (from 22nd and 18th on the grid, respectively) and 16th in the standings.

Thomas Randle (AVF) was disqualified from Race 1 due to not meeting the minimum fuel requirement, finished 14th in the final race of the year, and 14th in the championship despite joining mid-year.

Zane Goddard (Arden) only had a 15th in Race 1 to show for his efforts having not started Race 3, and he finished 20th in the championship.

The Gold Coaster was admitted to hospital as a precaution for back pain incurred in the crash but has since been discharged.

Luis Leeds (Josef Kaufmann Racing) finished 29th and 23rd in the other two races, and 18th in the championship.

Robert Shwartzman (R-Ace GP) won the first two races but it was Sacha Fenestraz (Josef Kaufmann Racing) who sealed the title with a second placing in Race 2 and capped off the season with a win in Race 3.

Joey Mawson pic: Joey Mawson Facebook

Euroformula Open

Australian Joey Mawson has taken fourth in Race 2 in a one-off Euroformula Open appearance at Barcelona, having recorded a DNF in Race 1.

Norbert Michelisz (Honda Racing Team Honda) boosted his championship hopes by winning a rain-shortened Main Race, leapfrogging Nicky Catsburg (Polestar Cyan Volvo) to move into second in the title race.

Bjork leads the championship by a reduced margin heading to Macau on November 17-19.